Calgary Real Estate by Tost Realty Group

2011 was a year of recovery for the Calgary real estate market. We saw home and condo prices balance out as the economy continues to improve. Sales in December overall were up and the positive recovery of the Calgary market is expected to continue into 2012. Low interest rates continue to assist in making Calgary's real estate market affordable. Although the Calgary Real Estate Board does not widely track demographics for buyers it is though that more than half of homes currently being sold are sold to first time home buyers that are getting into the market with the mixture of low interest rates and decent pricing opportunities.

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When the market was busting and the Calgary real estate prices were rising quickly in a sellers market a home inspection schedule was added to the offer to purchase in hopes to better secure a buyer into the transaction. A little one-sided the home inspection schedule was in the best interest of the sellers than in the interest of the buyers and really did not allow the buyer to do their proper due-diligence when having a home inspection condition. The home inspection schedule gave the parties of the contract 3 options to agree on as part of the home inspection.

1. The buyer would have to be satisfied with the home inspection 2. Home inspection defects revealed could not exceed 1% of purchase price 3. Home inspection defeats revealed could not exceed a pre-determined amount agreed to by both the buyer and seller.

The defects of the home of course would not include any items deemed cosmetic and be limited...

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